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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY ECI declares bypolls, Gold rush continues at Paralympics ends Bengal suspense Shooter Narwal, shuttler Bhagat clinch the yellow metal to take India to 26th spot Special Correspondent Chennai To remain CM, Mamata has to win Assembly seat by Nov. 5 India’s tryst with medals at Semblance of normalcy the Tokyo Paralympics conti­ in Valley amid shutdown Special Correspondent nued on Saturday, the penul­ SRINAGAR New Delhi timate day of the quadren­ A spontaneous shutdown was observed in parts of the The byelection in the Bhaba­ nial championship. Indian Kashmir Valley on Saturday nipur Assembly constituen­ athletes excelled in badmin­ as life started limping back cy in West Bengal, from ton and shooting, gaining a to normalcy with the restora­ where Chief Minister Mama­ yield of two golds, one silver tion of mobile and Internet ta Banerjee is expected to and a lone bronze. services three days after Syed contest, will be held on Sep­ Overall, India stayed at Ali Shah Geelani’s death. tember 30, the Election the 26th position with a con­ NEWS Ī PAGE 8 Commission of India an­ solidated medal haul of four DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD nounced on Saturday. golds, seven silvers and six Ms. Banerjee, who lost bronzes. from Nandigram in the As­ Pramod Bhagat led the sembly election held earlier charge in badminton, clinch­ this year, should get elected ing gold in the men’s SL3 ca­ by November 5 to continue cies will be held on October State was ready to hold elec­ tegory. In the final, Bhagat as Chief Minister. 3. The nominations are to be tion. “He also informed [the defeated Great Britain’s Da­ The election to the Sam­ filed from September 6 to 13. commission] that in view of niel Bethell 21­14, 21­17 dur­ On cloud nine: Shuttler Pramod Bhagat celebrating his win in Tokyo on Saturday. * GETTY IMAGES serganj and Jangipur As­ The byelections to three the administrative exigen­ ing a clash that lasted 45 mi­ sembly seats, also in West Lok Sabha and 31 other As­ cies and public interest and nutes. With badminton just 20, 21­13 in a duel that second­best to win the silver men’s singles SL4 and SH6 fi­ Bengal, and Pipli in Odisha sembly seats have, however, to avoid a vacuum in the Sta­ making its debut in the para­ stretched across 47 minutes. at 216.7 points, while Russian nals respectively. And in too will be held on Septem­ been kept on hold. te, byelection for 159­Bhaba­ lympic circuit, Bhagat also In shooting, Manish Nar­ Sergey Malyshev got the shooting, Sidhartha Babu, ber 30. The election to the The commission, in a nipur, Kolkata from where became the maiden cham­ wal excelled in the P4 mixed bronze. Deepak and Avani Lekhara three seats was adjourned statement, said the Chief Se­ Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Chief pion in this segment. 50m air pistol SH1 competi­ The Indian contingent has will compete in the R6 ­ after the death of candidates cretaries of Odisha and West Minister, intends to contest Meanwhile, India’s Manoj tion. The 19­year­old script­ a lot to look forward to on Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 and later deferred in view of Bengal informed it that the elections may be conduct­ Sarkar secured the bronze in ed a Paralympic record, Sunday especially in bad­ segment’s qualification the second wave of CO­ COVID­19 situation was un­ ed,” the statement said. the same men’s SL3 badmin­ clocking 218.2 points and In­ minton and shooting. Suhas rounds. MAGAZINE Ī 8 PAGES VID­19. The counting of der control. The West Ben­ ton section. Sarkar defeated dia’s cup of joy brimmed as Yathiraj and Krishna Nagar CLASSIFIEDS Ī PAGE 4 votes in all four constituen­ gal Chief Secretary said the CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara 22­ Singhraj Adhana emerged compete in the badminton MORE REPORTS ON Ī PAGE 16 Peace deal Talks with Taliban ‘reassuring’: Shringla Good law and order must Few women inked to end for freedoms, says Shah make it to the Karbi unrest India remains watchful of govt. formation in Kabul as Haqqanis press for bigger role top, says CJI He says campaign on to malign police Special Correspondent Suhasini Haidar the Taliban’s requests during Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI new delhi the meeting, the Ministry of Special Correspondent Speaking at the 51st Rais­ NEW DELHI A tripartite agreement Four days after announcing External Affairs said India NEW DELHI ing Day celebrations of the Chief Justice of India N.V. among five insurgent that the Indian government had brought up the safety of Union Home Minister Amit Bureau of Police Research Ramana on Saturday la­ groups of Assam, the has held talks with the Tali­ Indian nationals and Afghan Shah on Saturday said for a and Development, the Mi­ mented that “very few wo­ Centre and the State go­ ban in Doha, Foreign Secre­ minorities wishing to visit In­ successful democracy, it nister asked it to take initia­ men find representation at vernment was signed on tary Harsh Vardhan Shringla dia, as well as India’s con­ was vital to protect free­ tives for improving the im­ the top” and admitted that Saturday to end years of said in Washington on Friday cern that Afghan soil should dom of expression and indi­ age of the police. He said even a “mere” 11% repre­ violence in the Karbi An­ that the Taliban thus far had not be used for anti­Indian vidual liberty, and this the good work and sacrific­ sentation of women on the glong region. been “reassuring” and “rea­ activities . could not be ensured if law es of police personnel Bench of the Supreme The insurgent groups sonable”, but he stressed Despite the sanguine ap­ and order was not good should be highlighted and Court was achieved with which signed the peace ac­ that the government conti­ proach, officials told The enough. recognised. “great difficulty”. Ideally, cord include the Karbi Lon­ nued to approach the new Hindu they are watching He said a campaign was Mr. Shah said more than women should have got at gri North Cachar Hills Lib­ regime in Kabul cautiously. events surrounding the go­ going on to malign the im­ 35,000 police personnel least 50% representation at eration Front, the People’s His comments came as Crowd control: A Taliban fighter walks in front of people vernment formation in Af­ age of the police by exagger­ had sacrificed their lives all levels after 75 years of In­ Democratic Council of Kar­ the Taliban continued to sitting outside a bank in Kabul on Saturday. * AFP ghanistan very closely for ating a few untoward inci­ since Independence. dependence, he said. bi Longri, the United Peo­ work on government forma­ signals that could indicate dents and not highlighting ple’s Liberation Army and tion, which was delayed for we have had so far, the Tali­ fice chief Muhammad Sher more worries for India. their good deeds. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 9 the Karbi People’s Libera­ the second day, amid reports ban seem to indicate they Abbas Stanekzai and Indian To begin with, the delay in tion Tigers factions. Under of differences between va­ will be reasonable in the way Ambassador to Qatar Dee­ government formation by the peace accord, more rious factions. they handle things,” Mr. pak Mittal on Tuesday was the Taliban could indicate than 1,000 armed cadres “I think they [Taliban] ha­ Shringla told presspersons, held at the Indian Embassy that the Haqqani Network, have abjured violence and ve…made reassuring noises indicating that there had at the Taliban’s request. Offi­ which has often targeted In­ joined the mainstream. from their side. Our engage­ been more than one such en­ cials indicated that it was dian interests, is jockeying The agreement provides ment with them has been li­ gagement with the group. part of the Taliban’s desire to for a bigger role in the go­ for their rehabilitation. mited, and it’s not that we’ve According to the govern­ reach out to countries with vernment. a robust conversation. But ment’s statements, the meet­ an interest in Afghanistan. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 for whatever conversations ing with Taliban Political Of­ While giving no details of CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 Congress wins Central Vista Avenue to be ready soon 670 panchayat Plan to construct Secretariat buildings has run into delays at the tendering stage samiti seats Damini Nath in Rajasthan NEW DELHI The construction of the new Special Correspondent Parliament building and re­ JAIPUR development of Central Vis­ The ruling Congress on Sa­ ta Avenue could be complet­ turday won 670 panchayat ed ahead of schedule, while samiti seats and the BJP the project to construct the trailed behind with 551 first three of the 10 proposed seats in the elections held Secretariat buildings has run in six districts of Rajasthan. into delays at the tendering Polling for electing 1,564 stage, according to Central members of 78 panchayat Public Works Department samitis and 200 members (CPWD) officials.